Hull make return to pre-season training

Hull FC begin preseason training today. Putting in the hard yards at the University of Hull, the available members of the first-team squad will all regroup and go again for three months of hard work before the 2026 season begins.

- By DAN TOMLINSON

Liam Knight will miss the start of Hull's pre-season training

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They will have around 12 weeks of training, with a Christmas break set to be included, before competitive action gets underway again.

The new season will start with Challenge Cup action on the weekend of February 6-7 before the Super League competition commences the following week, starting on Thursday, February 12. The fixtures are out on November 27.

But the groundwork for all that begins today, with all fit members of the squad expected to report for training. And on that front, preseason will look different from 12 months ago, when just about the full squad was in from week one.